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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road
Posted by: Adam Beamish
Date/Time: 23/07/14 09:12:00

I've never, in over 20 years of cycling regularly in London and other cities and the countryside, had any kind of altercation with a driver whilst cycling, be it verbal or physical.  Occasionally I might gesture in a non-threatening nor offensive/abusive way that a driver didn't leave me any space, but most of the time I just shake my head whilst smiling.

Not saying it doesn't happen (there's videos on Youtube that show it does) but generally speaking there's no smoke without fire, often I read in the papers how a cyclist and a car driver had some kind of disagreement which ended up in court because either one or both parties "lost the plot".

Driving to work this morning I was behind a recreational cyclist who was on the road but shouldn't have been, no hand signals when approaching junctions, turning left without signalling and then not controlling his bike so he'd end up in the middle of the lane as he turned, and then finally sailing through a red light at Worton Road/Twickenham Road junction. 

When I passed him further down the road, as there was no traffic behind me I slowed to his speed, and through my open passenger door window politely but firmly said "what about that red light ?" and then carried on my way.  We then met at the next junction where I was stationary and as he pulled up I just said "you went straight through that red light, I cycle most days and it's people like you that give us all a bad name" - cue absolute silence from him. 

Far too much to expect an apology but at least he didn't give me any verbal abuse, which was exactly what I was expecting.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 18:05:00 Helle Kaiser-Nielsen
   Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 18:07:00 Claire Moran
      Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 18:10:00 Michael Brown
         Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 18:13:00 Helle Kaiser-Nielsen
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 18:25:00 Michael Brown
               Re:The Bean Conspiracy23/07/14 00:03:00 Richard Greenhough
         Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 18:14:00 Pete Mayes
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 18:19:00 Keith Iddon
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 18:24:00 Claire Moran
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 18:28:00 Apple Leiper
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 19:15:00 Andy Pease
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 19:18:00 Claire Moran
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 19:19:00 Keith Iddon
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 19:41:00 Andy Pease
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 21:03:00 Will Watson
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 19:35:00 Pete Mayes
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 19:49:00 Alan McBride
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 20:21:00 Adam Beamish
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 20:40:00 Andy Pease
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 22:33:00 Adam Beamish
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 22:34:00 Richard Jennings
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road22/07/14 22:46:00 Andy Pease
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 00:14:00 Richard Cathcart
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 05:15:00 Dan Murphy
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 07:54:00 Kate Beard
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 08:31:00 Susan Kelly
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 09:12:00 Adam Beamish
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 09:18:00 Richard Jennings
                                 Re:Cyclists on One-Way Streets23/07/14 09:27:00 Richard Greenhough
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 12:51:00 Andy Brown
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 13:37:00 Richard Greenhough
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 13:57:00 Will Watson
   Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 08:51:00 Richard Greenhough
      Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 10:05:00 Kim Rugg
         Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 11:43:00 Roxy Brown
         Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 12:20:00 Marc Fez
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 12:28:00 Bob Guyett
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 12:32:00 Marc Fez
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 13:45:00 Adam Beamish
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road24/07/14 12:33:00 Keith Iddon
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 15:10:00 Bob Guyett
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 15:43:00 Will Watson
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road24/07/14 10:27:00 Marc Fez
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road24/07/14 12:22:00 Adam Beamish
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 19:22:00 Susan Kelly
   Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 13:41:00 William Luckman
      Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 14:01:00 David Roberts
         Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 16:13:00 Ros Harrison
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road23/07/14 19:41:00 Adam Beamish
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road24/07/14 13:15:00 Ros Harrison
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cyclist on Thames Road24/07/14 14:55:00 Adam Beamish
                     RRe:Cyclist  at Osterley Park04/08/14 14:02:00 Steve Taylor

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